In an arbitration filing, on Wednesday, former CNN anchor and host Chris Cuomo has asked for $125 million as damages after he was terminated from the network on December 4, 2021. He has also aimed his ire against certain talent in the network saying that they had also committed ethical violations but had not be censured.
Deadline, who was the first to report the news, said that the arbitration demand filed by Cuomo’s lawyers said that he had “been damaged in countless ways” due to Turner unceremoniously firing him. It mentioned that his “journalistic integrity” had been “unjustifiably smeared.”
The filing also noted that it would be difficult if not impossible for Cuomo to get another job similar to the one he was fired from at the network. He asked for $125 million in damages. This sum includes his remaining salary under the agreement signed between him and the company as well future wages lost as his reputation was allegedly damaged by CNN.
With this filing, the former host of Cuomo Prime Time seems to be leaning towards a trial if the arbitration fails. If it does, many people’s actions which were allegedly overlooked as they did not face consequences during Jeff Zucker’s reign at CNN, will come out in the open, as Cuomo has already mentioned the lapses, which Zaslav has allegedly tried to minimize after asking Jeff Zucker to step down.
Some of Cuomo’s erstwhile colleagues who allegedly did not face consequences of violations under the leadership of Jeff Zucker and Allison Gollust include the following
Don Lemon
Jake Tapper
Jeffrey Toobin
Brian Stelter.
When asked for comment by multiple outlets, neither CNN nor did its talent responded. Now, all eyes are on the response of CNN to the paperwork filed by Cuomo and his team. Their response will indicate whether there is a dispute that can be arbitrated or whether the filing would reach the courts.
